pressure sore

1. 1.

   a chronic ulcer of the skin caused by prolonged pressure on it (as in bedridden patients)

   Synonymsbedsoredecubitus ulcer

   Broaderulcer

Questions about pressure sore

What does pressure sore mean?

pressure sore means "a chronic ulcer of the skin caused by prolonged pressure on it (as in bedridden patients)".

What is another word for pressure sore?

Close synonyms include bedsore, decubitus ulcer. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is pressure sore a common word?